Record #:

15155

Author(s):

Pearson, Kathryn

Abstract:

The Conder Gold Mine was located in Waxhaw in Union County. Union County mining traces back to the 19th-century when slaves mined for gold. Mine operations in 1941 turned out two gold bricks a month, with each brick weighing approximately 30 pounds valued at $9,000.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 9 Issue 29, Dec 1941, p7, il

Subject(s):

Gold mines and mining; Conder Gold Mine--Waxhall